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Hey Todd,
Here are a few more Bicentennial units to add to the AFT page. I might suggest downsizing the images some on this page, so it will not take so long to load. People can always click on the thumbnail if they want to see the images larger.
Here are the photos...
1. Bangor and Aroostook GP7 was painted as the roads contribution to the Bicentennial celebration. It was numbered 1776, and named in honor of Jeremiah O'Brian, a Maine Patriot who commanded the Union ship "Unity" in a sucessful mission of capturing the British ship "Margaretta" in the first Naval Battle of the American Revolutionary War. Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
2. The Belt Railway of Chicago painted MP15 #534 in honor of Americas Bicentennial. Belt Railway of Chicago photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
3. The ST. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway painted a caboose featuring the Great Seal of the United States. St. Louis San Francisco Railway photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
4. Gold Coast Railroad's Bicentennial caboose was a former Atlantic Coast Line caboose, built in 1925. It is pictured in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in June 1976. Mary Jane Rowe photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
5. The SOO Line Railroad painted a GP38 in honor of Americas Bicentennial by including a version of the the first official flag of the United States. SOO Line Railroad photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
6. Southern Pacific GP40P-2 #3197 was the first of three units on the Southern Pacific to recieve a special red, white and blue paint scheme for the American Bicentennial celebration. Henry Brueckman photo/Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
7. TPW GP30 sports a special red, white and blue paint scheme in honor of Americas Bicentennial. Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection
8. Union Pacific's E-9 #951 was painted in a special "Preamble Express" paint scheme. The unit toured the nation, testing the route for the American Freedom Trains run in 1976. The 951 is pictured on Seaboard Coast Line rails at Hollywood, California in 1975. Jay Glenewinkel postcard collection.
